baseball

noun

base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl How to pronounce baseball (audio)
often attributive
: a game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field having four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
also : the ball used in this game

Examples of baseball in a Sentence

We watched baseball on TV last night.
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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baseball was in 1845

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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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baseball

noun
base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl How to pronounce baseball (audio)
: a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
also : the ball used in this game

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